Essays

This page is a catch-all for reviews and rants related to gay
romance fiction and LGBT genre writing in general. I'm especially
interested in the ways the homoerotic romance is evolving and its
impact on the readers and writers. Not sure if these will be of
interest to anyone, but articulating this stuff sometimes stirs my
mental chili.

RANTS
& RAMBLING:

Know Hope: on marriage equality, the Supreme Court, and slow
grind of History. (guest post for the Amazon Iowan)

Hello, I love you: reality TV and the sociological roots
of insta-love

ADVICE FOR WRITERS:

Since I'm an opinionated cuss and have been
writing for a lot of years in a lot of genres, I've written a few
articles for writers about work-specific topics related to craft,
promotion, and career development. Many of these appeared at
Romance
University or in
Rainbow Romance
Writers' Pot of Gold blog
and magazine but found extended life
in the RWA chapter
magazines which subsequently republished them. Folks keep asking
where they can find copies... so now that time has passed, I include
them here. Other sites and magazines have requested professional
pieces, so in the months to come, I'll be adding more to this how-to
collection.

REVIEWS:

These are pretty random... in most cases, the books that elicited
these comments just happen to be romances I read and enjoyed when I had time to articulate an opinion.
Or books that had problems that raised interesting questions.